Driving mechanism.



10.1; MAHTH. l DRIVING MEcHAmsM. il APPLICATION FILED AUG.19. t9l5 Patend Mar. 4,1919.

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APPLICATION FILED AUGJQ. i915. 1,296,100, Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

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DRIVING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED Aus.ig,19|s.

Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

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(2.1.MARTH- V Y DRIVING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.:9.19|5.

I Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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i CHARLES 'J- MARTH, or* ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR To WAYNE MANUFACTURING.

' COMPANY, or sT. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION or' MISSOURI.

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` esses of cleansing,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known thatlf, CHARLES J. MARTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri,

have invented a new and useful Driving Mechanism, ofv which the following is a| specification.

This invention relates to improvements in driving mechanisms and more specifically to a. driving mechanism which has particular adaptability for -driving washing machines and associated coperating mechanisms for operating upon the work in the various procwringing, rinsing and rewringing.

, An object of the invention is to provide a4 driving mechanism actuated from a single source of power which will-be simple and durable in construction and adapted in its specific embodiment for operating upbn the clothes in the process of cleansing the same and for Operating the wringer mechanism associated and coperating with the wash-l ing machine. l

Another ob] ect Of the in .'ention is to provide a driving device for impartingvertical reciprocating motion to a vertical sha-ft andthe mechanism controlled thereby at reduced speed from a singledrive shaft, associated with mechanism for driving a pair of transverse shafts from an upright shaft, with 'speed-controlling connections between said main drive shaft, whereby the mechanisms will be' operated at required speeds, either concurrently orv separately and independently. as desired.

.The invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts, whereby the objects mentioned and additional advantagesand features may be attained as hereinafter more fully disclosed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in'whichz- Figure l is a front elevation offa washing Specification of Letters Patent.

DRIVING MECHANISM.

Patented Mar. 4, i919..

Application led August 13, 1915. Serial No. 46,400.

machine and associated wringer mechanism with supports therefor, showing the improved driving mechanism of the present invention embodied therein;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation rof a washing machine and associated wringer mechanism and support therefor, further illustrating the embodiment of my invention;

F ig. 3 is a top Aplan view of the same construction; l

Fig. iis a bottom mechanisms;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the washing machine and associated wi'inger mechanism, with a. portion of the .tub ofthe washing machine broken away to more fully illustrate the embodiment of the, mechanism of the present invention, and

Fig. 6 vis a detailed View, showing a portion of the mechanism for setting one of the Controlling levers.

plan view of the same In the Aembodiment of the invention illusv tra'ted in the drawings,-a portable support for the driving mechanism is provided. .As

illitstrated the support comprises a rectangular frame composed of end members l and side members 2, which` are supported at an elevation by legs or standards 3. The legs or standards are reinforced, preferably, by obliquelydisposed' reinforcing strips 4 secured to the end members 1 at one end and to the legs or standards at the other end, 'iii in practically -constructing the portableA apport it has been found eminently suitabley to construct the same from angie-iron which provides a frame that is durable in use, iiiexpensire in construction and readily portabie. y l

in order to provide a platform for snp- -porting a tub or other container, transverse slats are mounted in the frame member and-are preferably bolted or otherwise secured to the side members 2in-the manner clearly-illustrated in Figs. 3 and i of the drawings. The slats 6 are mounted in substantially one-half of the framev so that the remaining section thereof is open and free to receive va removable support comprising, in the embodiment shown, a tub 7 of a Wash ing machine. Thetub 7 has secured to the sides thereof a series of suitablyv arranged brackets 8 which are adapted to rest upon ,the upper face of the lower leg of' the side members 2 and one of the end members 1,

so that the tub may be bodily lifted in or out-of the frame.

The upright support 9, in the form of a tubular casing, is secured tothe inner oneA of the slats 6 and 1s adapted to support a.- swingable bracket for the wringer frame.

mounted in the frame 14, it being, ofcourse,

understood that `one ot the wringer rolls mounted upon a shaft 16 which extendsbevond the wringer trame and is journaled in the bracket 13.-

An upright shaft 17 extends throughth members 9 and 10 and is provided at its upper end with a beveled gear 1S which meshes with a gear 19 secured to the drive shaft 16 of the wringer mechanism. rllhe wringer support is swingable about 'the shaft 17 and is adapted'to be locked in didier-ent angular' adjustments byl means of a latchbolt 20 adapted to engage within a series of keepers Q1, 22 and 23, the keeper 21 being secured to the side of the tub and the keepers 22 and being in the forni shown as tubular upright members secured in suitable adjustments to the frame.

' The supplemental support. comprising end members Q4. legs 25 and supportingsupport and is provided with transverse "slats 27, constituting a plat-form for supbraces 26` is arranged adj acentl y to the. main l porting a tub or other receptacle.- It will be noted that the keeper devices 22 and 23 are so arranged that the wringer may be locked at angles of ninety degrees so that after the-clothes have been withdrawn from the tub of the washing machine, they may be wrung out and delivered into a separate tub or container supported upon the forward part et the main portable support, the wringer adjusted to a position transverse of its original position and the clothes transferred from the rst receptacle to a 'receptacle placed Vupon the'adjacent-end of the supplementall support, after Vwhich the Wringer may be positioned and locked in the member 2'3 and theclothes advanced to a container supported `on the other end of said supplemental support.

The washing machine mechanism as I have illustrated it includes the tub 7, winch yis provided with a hinged'cover 28. A tubular standard 29 is supported within the tub in an upright position substantially in the centerthereof, said standard being bolted or 'otherwise secured to the bottom of the tub7 `in the manner clearly illustrated in Fig. 5 ,of the drawings. An agitator-slnttt 30 is slidably mounted within the standard 29 and is .of a le-inglrtl'i` suiicicnt so that it eX- tends above the upper end thereof and below the lower end of the standard thrmigh an opening in the bottom wall-ot" the tub.

The mechanism for operating upon the clothes contained in the tub maybe of any suitable design or construction. As l have shown it,vit includes .a hub-member 31 in the form of a hollow cylinder from the lower end ot' which extends obliquely-inclined legs 32 which. support at their lower ends an a'nnular plate The interior diameter of the hub-member 31 is such that when in position it will tit over the upper end of the Vstandard Q9, so that when the shaft 30 is reciprocated the agitator-cement will be .held in proper adjustment and guided in its reciprocating movement` so that it may move in an up and down path, true t'o its aXis.

A hood or pounder-34, which is conical in form, is bolted to the'plate 33, there being a horizont-all)7 adjusted plate 35 extending over the apex of the hood or pounder, the parts being connected as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of thel drawings.

lt will be noted that this construction provides a guide-way or support in which the agitator-shaft is slidable, and that lthe shaft will be 'held in true alinement as it is reciprocated up and down by the hub-member fittin over the upper end ofv the support; YWhilel have described a particular form of mechanism for operating upon the clothes,l it will of coursebe lunderstood that the design ofthe construction may be changed and that the present invention contemplates only Athe provision of a suitable support rigidly vmounted upon the removable support, in the form of a tub, in which the reciprocating shaft for actuating the mechanism for operating upon the lclothes is mounted.

. The driving mechanism for actuating the mechanism for operating upon the work sup-l ported by the'tub and actuating the'I associated and cooperating wringen-mechanism, comprises a driven-shaft 36 journaled in hangers 37 and 38 which `depend andare secured to a portion of the portable frame work or support, and as illustrated are secured to the under .face of the inner ones of the cross-members 6. The shaft. 36 carries" upon its outer end, which extends beyond one` side of the frame member, a belt-wheel or pulley 39 and at its inner end a gear-wheel 40. Supported above the shaft 36 and exlending parallel therewith is a counter-power shaft 41 journaled to rotate in bearings 42,

43 and 44 also supported by the inner one of .with and be driven by the gear-wheel 40.. The

ratio of the gears and 45 is such that the speed of rotation of the shaft 41 will be reduced with respect to the Arate of rotation of the shaft 36. The gear-wheels 4() and 45 thereby constitute a speed-reducing connection between the shaft 36 and the shaft 41.

The shaft 41 extends from side to side of the portable-support and carries at one end a sprocket-wheel 46 which is loose upon the shaft 41, and is provided with a hub-member 47 designed to constitute one member of a clutch for locking and releasing the sprocketwheel 46 .to and from the shaft 41. A coperating clutch-element 48 is feathered on the shaft 41 and is adapted to be moved into and outvof Contact with the clutch-member 47 by a lever The lever 49 is pivoted at 50 to an arm 51 of a bracket supported at one side of the lportable-sapport. The pivot 50 is in the forni. of a holt which passes through the arm 51 and has an expansion spring- 53 encircling it and bearingsr against the rear face of the lever 49, the tendency of which is to press the lever forwardly against the arm 5l. The lever 49 extends through a slot 54 in the ,inner one of the slats 6. A bracket 55 extends inwardly from one of the side members 2 and has a lug or projection 56 which extends toward the slot 53. The lever 49 is also provided with a lug or projecti0n157,

the lugs 56 and 57 constituting a lock-device* -chain 61 operatively connects the sprocketwheel 46 with the sprocket 60, thesprockets 46 and G0 together with the chain 61 constitilting,` a .drive-connection between the shaft 41 and the shaft The inner end of the shaft 59 is provided with a gear-wheel 62 and is adapted to mesh with a gear-wheel 63 carried by a shaft 64 which is journaled in the bracket 58 above the shaft 59.

The ratio of the sprockets` 46 and 60 is such that the shaft 59 will be driven at a reduced speed with respect to the shaft 41, and a reduction of the'.V speed of the shaft 64 with respect to the shaft 59 may be attained by suitably arranging the ratio of the gears (i2 and 63.

The inner end of the shaft h4 is provided with a crank-arm (35. the free end of which is adapted to engage in an oblong-slot (lo.

formedin the plate o7. The plate o7 carries' in its rear face a boss on. which is provided with an opening` through which thc agitatorshaft 30 extends. set screw (39 is threaded into the. boss GH and provides meansl for deiachahly and adjustahly connecting the plate, (i7 with the agitator-shaft. ln order to support the free cud of the agitator-shaft the bracket 5S is equipped with a yoke 7U. at the.

" extremities of the a rmsv of which are formed openings'throug'h which the shaft il() extends. From this construction it results that thel end of the shaft 3() is held in proper adjustlnent. as vertical reciprocatingr movement is imparted thereto from the shaft` (34 by means of thc crank-arm o5 operating` in the slot (lo.

The lower efid of the shaft 17 which cxtends below the portable-support has aliixed thereto a beveled-gear 71 which is adapted to mesh with 'apair of bevel-pinions 72 and 73 which are loosely journalcd on the shaft 41. The'pinions 72 and 73 are spaced apart and arranged on either side oi the axisl of the shaft 17 and are equipped with clutch-ineinbers 74 and 75 which are adapted to coop-.

hers, or may be set in neutral position bctween th'ein. It will be obvious that by locking' the shaft 4l with either one or the other of the beveled-pinions 72 or 73 the shaft 17 will be rotated in either direction and therehy the wringer mechanism may he driven in reverse directions.

From the foregoing description ol the construction and operation of the mechanism it will be understood that I have. provided a driving mechanism adapted to operate .a vcrltically reciprocatingwashing' mechanism. in combination with means for driving' ythe wringerI mechanism in reverse directions .from a common source of power. and that the driving" mechanism is so controlled that the washing mechanism and the wringcr mechanism may heoperated conjointly or independently, as desired.y It will also be observed that provision is made for driving" the'wringing mechanism in different angular positions. l

lt will be understood that numerous changes may be made from the specific einbodiment illustrated and described and I do not Wish to limit myself, therefore, tothe 'exact details of Construction, but what L claim andk desire to secure by Letters Pait- .ciit is l. Mechanism of the charac-ter described, comprising a. portable support, a work support mounted onsaid portable support, a guide supported by'said work support, an axially movable sha-ft mounted vertically in said guide, a horizontal drive shaft supported by said portable support, a drivenshaft disposed horizontally in said portable suport mechanism for drivinc' said driven nism for operatingupon the workabove said y e5 5. Mechanism of the character described,.

shaft at reduced speed from said drivesha'ft, and mechanism operated by said driven shaft for imparting a vertical reciprocatory motion to said vertical shaft when said'work` .support is in position on said portable sup# port. c Y

2. Mechanism of the .character described, comprisinga portable support, a horizontal drive shaft carried by said support, a work support mounted on' Said portable support. a bottom wall in said work support, a vertical shaft carried by and extending above aiid below the bottom wall of said work supiort mechanism su i )orted b'y said vertical l shaft above said bottom wa-ll for operating upon the work, and connections driven b v said drive shaft for imparting a vertical re-p ciprocatory motion to saidvertical shaft b v the continuous rotation of said drive shaft.

3. Mechanism of the character described, comprising a portable support, a horizontal drive shaft supported below-*said support, a second horizontal shaft supported below said support, connections for drivingsaid second shaft Aat reduced speed from said drive shaft, a` second work support mounted 4.-. Mechanism of the character"described,i comprising a support, ahorizontal drive shaft carried by said support, means for revolving said drive shaft continuously in oneV direction, a second horizontal shaft, a con-l Vnec'tion between .said drive shaft and said second shaft for revolving said second shaft at reduced speed in-the same-direction with said drive shaft, a vertically movable mechasupport, and connections operatedxby said second shaft for moving said mechanism in directions toward and away from the Workcarried by -said support by the continuous rotation of said drive shaft and said secondl shaft in one direction. .i 4

comprising a portable support, a work sup port carried by said portable support, operating mechanism mounted in said work support adapted to reciprocate in a vertical path above the work supported on said work support, a horizontal drive shaft mounted in said portable support, a second horizontal shaft-carried by said portable support, driving connections between said two. horizontal shafts whereby the latter is driven at a reduced speed in respect to the former, and connections between said-second-named horizontal. shaft and the mechanism carried b v said work support for reciprocating said mechanism 4whenfsaid work support is in position on said portable support.

' 6. Mechanism ofrthe character described, comprisinga portable support, a work sup-- port removably mounted on said portable su}j)port,an axiallyY movable 'vert-ical shaft carried by saidwork support, a guide' supported by said removablesupport in which Said shaft is vertically slidable, a drive shaft supported by said portable support, a driven shaft carried by said portable support, gear connections bet-)veen said drive shaft and `said driven shaft whereby said driven shaft is driven ata reduced speed with rcsper-,tto said.drive shaft, .a second shaft mounted iu said work support.v driven rmechanism for drivin/g said second-named driven shaft at a reduced speed from said first-named driven shaft, and mechanism operated by said second-named v,driven shaft for reciprocating .said vertical shaft axially when said re-movable support is in.`position on said portable support.

7. In driving mechanism, the combination with a support, a drive shaftcarried 'by said support, means for driving said drive shaft, a driven shaft `carried'by said support, op-

erating connections between said drive shaft and said drivefn shaftwhereby said driven shaft is driven continuously inone direction at a-reducedvspeed from lsaid drive. shaft,

a second driven shaft mountedin a separate support from said rst-nained support,.con nections fondriving said second driven shaft at a reduced speed with respect to said rstnamed driven shaft, a third shaft entrained with said -second-named driven shaft, a crank arm connected With said last-named shaft,- an upright shaft, and connections between said upright shaft and said crank arm whereby said upright shaft is reciprocated.

8. In driving mechanism, the combination with a support, a drive shaft mounted 'in said support, adriven shaft mounted in said support parallel with said drive shaft, speed reducing driving mechanism .between said drive shaft and saidL driven shaft, a second vsupport removably mounted on said firstnamed support, a driven shaft in said .sccond-named support, speed reducing driving` Conner tions between the driven shaft in said first-named support and the last-named shaft in said second-named support, a' second driven shft in said second-named support, gear connections between the first mentioned shaft n said second-named support and the -,second-named shaft n said second-named support for dryng said second-named shaft at a reduced speed with respect to said rstnamed shaft, an upmght shaft n said gecond-named Supprt, and means orchanglng the' rotary motlon of seid second-named shaft in said second-neunelv support to vertcally reciprocating motion in said upright shaft.

In Witnes whereof I have signed this 1.3 specicaton` in the presence of two subscrbing Witnesses.

` CHARLES J. MARTH` Witnesses: I

G. H. DIRHOLD, W. H. NORDMAN, Jr. 

